Democracy in developing countries by Larry Jay Diamond(
Book
)43
editions published
between
1988
and
1989
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,009 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
V.1. Persistence, failure, and renewal. v.2. Africa. v.3. Asia v.4. Latin Ameri ca

Totalitarian and authoritarian regimes by Juan J Linz(
Book
)41
editions published
between
1995
and
2013
in
5
languages
and held by
743 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Originally a chapter in the "Handbook of Political Science", this analysis develops the fundamental distinction between totalitarian
and authoritarian systems. It emphasizes the personalistic, lawless, non-ideological type of authoritarian rule the author
calls the "sultanistic regime."

Problems of democratic transition and consolidation : southern Europe, South America, and post-communist Europe by Juan J Linz(
Book
)18
editions published
between
1996
and
1998
in
English and Italian
and held by
740 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Linz and Stepan also illustrate how, without an effective state, there can be neither effective citizenship nor successful
privatization. Further, they provide criteria and evidence for politicians and scholars alike to distinguish between democratic
consolidation and pseudo-democratization, and they present conceptually driven survey data for each of the fourteen countries
studied. Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation contains the first systematic comparative analysis of the process
of democratic consolidation in southern Europe and the southern cone of South America, and it is the first book to ground
post-Communist Europe within the literature of comparative politics and democratic theory

Crafting State-Nations : India and other multinational democracies by Alfred C Stepan(
)14
editions published
between
2010
and
2012
in
English
and held by
726 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries.
This title provides the framework for the state-nation, a paradigm that addresses the need within democratic nations to accommodate
distinct groups within a country while maintaining national political coherence

Political parties : old concepts and new challenges by Richard Gunther(
Book
)23
editions published
between
2002
and
2009
in
English
and held by
491 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Political Parties presents perspectives on political parties in democracies at the beginning of the 21st century. It critically
re-examines the classic concepts and typologies that have guided research in this field over the past decades

Between states : interim governments and democratic transitions by Yossi Shain(
Book
)16
editions published
between
1995
and
2004
in
English
and held by
465 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Between States is the first book that assesses systematically the broad implications of interim governments in the establishment
of democratic regimes and on the existence of states. Based on historical and contemporary democratisation experiences, the
book presents four ideal types of interim government: opposition-led provisional governments, power-sharing interim governments,
incumbent-led caretaker governments, and international interim government by the United Nations. The first part explores the
theoretical problems of each of these models from a broad comparative perspective. It uses as illustrations historical and
contemporary cases that present a wide spectrum of contexts for comparison. The second part provides extensive case studies
that are intended to illustrate, appraise, amplify and criticise the analysis in volume one. These include Iran, East Germany,
Portugal, Afghanistan, and Yugoslavia

Robert Michels, political sociology, and the future of democracy by Juan J Linz(
Book
)12
editions published
between
2006
and
2017
in
English
and held by
228 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"These essays by the historian of political science, Juan Linz, comprise an intellectual review of the life and work of Robert
Michels, his major book Political Parties, and the dimensions of democracy as a functioning system."--Jacket

Politics, society, and democracy(
Book
)6
editions published
between
1994
and
1995
in
English
and held by
188 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"This is the second of four volumes compiled in honor of Juan J. Linz and edited by H.E. Chehabi, Richard Gunther, Alfred
Stepan, and Arturo Valenzuela. Each volume presents original research and theoretical essays by Linz's distinguished collaborators,
students, teachers, and friends as well as overviews of his enormous contributions to Spanish and Latin American studies,
comparative politics, and sociology."--BOOK JACKET. "Part One of this volume contains essays on research methodology that
are a tribute to Linz's work. Part Two focuses on the question of political identities, a topic that has gained relevance
in a world that is increasingly segmented by overarching political and economic blocks. The essays in Part Three follow Linz's
seminal work on authoritarianism and totalitarianism, while the chapters in Part Four reexamine his preoccupation with the
transition to and consolidation of democracy. The debate on parliamentarianism versus presidentialism lies at the heart of
Part Five."--Jacket